Supporting an access to a destination network via a wireless access network

A wireless apparatus comprising processor circuitry, memory, software code, and a wireless transceiver enabling the wireless apparatus to transmit to and receive from a wireless access network,

• the software code and the memory configured to, with the processor circuitry, cause the wireless apparatus to generate at least one predetermined request for testing whether the wireless access network enables at least some access to a destination network, the at least one predetermined request addressed to a connectivity test server in the destination network, wherein the connectivity test server is configured for providing a test service for testing a successful access to the destination network;
• the software code and the memory configured to, with the processor circuitry, cause the wireless apparatus to provide said at least one predetermined request for transmission to the wireless access network, the destination network being a first network and the wireless access network being a second network;
• the software code and the memory configured to, with the processor circuitry, cause the wireless apparatus to determine whether a response to a transmitted at least one predetermined request is received from said wireless access network and whether a received response corresponds to a predetermined response which is known to be provided by said connectivity test server in case said connectivity test server is reached by said at least one predetermined request;
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• the software code and the memory configured to, with the processor circuitry, cause the wireless apparatus to consider reception of said predetermined response to said at least one predetermined request to indicate a connection to said destination network, and to consider a reception comprising at least another response than said predetermined response to said at least one predetermined request to indicate that at least part of the wireless access network is blocking at least part of the access to said destination network;
• and wherein the destination network is the Internet and the wireless access network is a WLAN.

A non-transitory readable medium stored with software code, said software code configured to cause a wireless apparatus with wireless transceiver to perform the following when executed by a processor of said wireless apparatus:

• generate at least one predetermined request for testing whether a wireless access network enables at least some access to a destination network, the at least one predetermined request addressed to a connectivity test server in the destination network and the connectivity test server being configured for providing a test service for testing a successful access to the destination network;
• provide said at least one predetermined request for transmission to the wireless access network, the destination network being a first network and the wireless access network being a second network;
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• determine whether a response to said at least one predetermined request is received from said wireless access network and whether a received response corresponds to a predetermined response which is known to be provided by said connectivity test server in case said connectivity test server is reached by said at least one predetermined request, wherein reception of said predetermined response to said at least one predetermined request is considered to indicate a connection to said destination network, and wherein a reception comprising at least another response than said predetermined response to said at least one predetermined request is considered to indicate that at least part of the wireless access network is blocking at least part of the access to said destination network;
• and wherein the destination network is the Internet and the wireless access network is a WLAN.